10
COURAGE
FINDING COURAGE THROUGH WORDS AND ACTIONS
Nyadol Nyuon is uncomfortable with being viewed as a leader.
‘I’ve never considered myself a leader. I’ve just done stuff,’ Nyadol tells me. ‘What I do comes from a personal space, from my own personal experiences and wanting my children to live in a safe environment. That’s why it doesn’t feel like leading. It’s personal.’
In 2022, Nyadol was nominated for the Australian of the Year Awards in Victoria for her human rights and refugee advocacy work. She is also a corporate lawyer, writer and sits on several charitable boards.
Nyadol has a legacy of strong leaders in her family. Her father, Commander William Nyuon Bany, was a South Sudanese politician and founder of the Sudan People’s Liberation ...
Get Head&Heart now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
